Groundhog's day, the scam of a lifetime.

[conuly]

Listen up. In six weeks is the equinox. So no matter what, it's six weeks between now and the first day of spring. If the groundhog sees his shadow, that doesn't mean there's six more weeks of winter, and if he doesn't that doesn't mean that there's six more weeks to spring - in fact, if you think about it, both statements mean the exact same thing.

Personally, of course, I prefer the old system. Midwinter and Midsummer are the solstices. Midway between them are the equinoxes (midfall and midspring). Midway between solstice and equinox is the first day of the season, and today is therefore the first day of spring.

Happy spring, guys.

Edit: Guys, I know that the current system places the first day of spring at the equinox. I don't like this system, and prefer to consider the equinox the middle of spring, not the start. It makes more sense to me.

Comments

[jacob5664]

Rodent meteorologists are non-existent. Groundhogs will come out when they want. What you believe is fictional. Its not like the groundhog has an office in it's hole where it tells the weather.

[conuly]

I'm not sure which is the most disturbing - the fact that you made three comments to a post from over nine years ago, the fact that you apparently didn't bother to read my post before replying to it, or the fact that you clearly have no sense of humor. It's like a three-way tie.